A view into the kaleidoscope of my life.
As you look through my posts you will start to see a picture of who I am and it is often a jumbled picture, mashed together of the creative and not so creative, the fun and the mundane...but mostly it is just a picture of me!
This blog is going to explore my journey into homeschooling, creative ideas and outlets, baking and cooking adventures and anything and EVERYTHING else!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Life Lessons: Teaching how to ride a bike

We watched movie yesterday about people biking down the continental divide from Banff Canada to Mexico. It is an amazing journey that few have tried and even fewer actually finish. Will have to remember to post about it later (if I remember LOL).

Boo, my oldest, is always inspired by these kind of things and this movie was no exception. I was inundated with questions on if she could do it, how hard is it fix a bike and finally the one I didn't want to hear in December. Can you teach me to ride my bike?

Rewind to our old home. We didn't have a paved driveway. We had one filled with rocks and ruts. So when they tried to ride, honestly it was just easier with training wheels. We tried once or twice maybe.

Fast Forward to our new home. We now live in a nice development with wide sidewalks and a paved driveway and cul-de-sac's. So I took her out and tried to help her learn. After watching her carefully I realized what her issue was and once I talked with her about it and kept yelling "Keep peddling" "Tell your brain you can" and "Keep your body straight" it was like she just took off.

I took her to a cul-de-sac and decided to video tape her for all to see. She was doing so good going around and around. When I finally got the video tape going she decided apparently to give us a surprise ending :). Enjoy watching it!

So have you ever tried to teach your kids how to ride a bike? How did they do? Any funny stories?

Love,
Aly

PS. My youngest, Loo, told me she thought I could do the Great Divide trail. Glad she believes in me but don't see that as a journey I would ever want to do!

About Me

I am a kaleidoscope. When you look at me there are lots of bit and pieces of things that make me who I am and with every twist and turn in my day or life, the picture of me changes slightly. The pieces are still there just at times some are hidden or more obscure. My blogs follow my passions. Enjoy...comment...welcome to my life
Love, Aly